# Qatar exports to Kuwait: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Qatar to Kuwait, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/QAT-KWT/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Qatar reported $2.2B in goods exports to Kuwait. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $2.2B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 97.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 9 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 2.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $2.6B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $107.4M | 68% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 720110 | Iron: non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | $48.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 848190 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $86.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 841950 | Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposes | $34.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $1.5B | 60.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $263.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $42.2M | 52.9% | High attention |
| 9 | 760410 | Aluminium: (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | $28.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $48.7M | 0% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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